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Nine West , también conocida como 9 West , es una tienda de moda online estadounidense con sede en White Plains, Nueva York . Fue fundada en 1983 y cerró sus tiendas físicas en 2018. Sus productos se siguen vendiendo en otras tiendas.

Nine West debe su nombre a su ubicación original en el edificio Solow, en el número 9 de la calle 57 Oeste de Nueva York. En 1983, Nine West abrió su primera tienda especializada en Stamford, Connecticut . En 1986, Nine West lanzó su primera campaña publicitaria nacional. Nine West se expandió internacionalmente con la apertura de una tienda en Hong Kong en 1994. Desde entonces, se ha convertido en una marca presente en más de 800 puntos de venta en 57 países.

Initially founded as a fashion footwear brand, Nine West expanded into handbags, sunglasses, legwear, outerwear, jewelry, belts, watches, cold weather accessories, hats, scarves and wraps, and eyewear.^[1] After the launch of handbags in 1995, Nine West expanded to dresses, suits and children's footwear. Through licensing agreements, it also offers eyewear, sunglasses, legwear, outerwear, belts, hats, cold weather accessories, scarves and wraps. In March 1995, Nine West purchased the footwear division of the United States Shoe Corporation, which included the Easy Spirit brand.^[2] In 1996, it acquired London based Pied a Terre for $5 million.^[3] In 1997, it bought the shoes concession business of UK retailer Sears plc for £9 million and the following year, bought from Sears their last shoe store chain, Cable & Co.^[4][5]

In 1999, Nine West was acquired by Jones Apparel Group.^[6][7]

In 2006, Nine West began collaborating with Vivienne Westwood, Thakoon and Sophia Kokosalaki on limited edition "capsule collections". In 2009, Nine West and New Balance collaborated to develop a collection of footwear. Fred Allard served as Creative Director starting in 2006.^[8]

On July 7, 2015, the Canadian distributor and retailer of Nine West, the Sherson Group, filed for bankruptcy protection for the Canadian locations.^[9]

In April 2018, Nine West's North American operations in the United States and Canada both filed for bankruptcy and closed all stores.^[10][11] The Nine West brand was then acquired out of bankruptcy by Authentic Brands Group.

In Gwyn Cready's comedic romance novel Tumbling Through Time, Seph Pyle is transported back in time to 1705 after trying on a pair of sandals at the Nine West store in the Pittsburgh airport.

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